{"product_id":"bacons-excelsior-emulation-ladder-st-bonifaces-girls-school-1918-g-w-bacon-co","title":"Bacon's Excelsior Emulation Ladder, St. Boniface's Girls' School, 1918, G.W. Bacon \u0026 Co,","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"706\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA fascinating survival from the early twentieth-century classroom, Bacon's \u003cem data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"305\"\u003eExcelsior Emulation Ladder\u003c\/em\u003e was designed as a visual record of pupils' academic achievement, encouraging diligence and competition by ranking each girl's progress on a printed ladder of attainment. Such classroom wall charts were intended to motivate pupils through the Victorian and Edwardian ideals of industry and self-improvement, but relatively few survive, especially with their original manuscript entries still intact.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003eOn offer here is \u003cem data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"761\"\u003eBacon's Excelsior Emulation Ladder\u003c\/em\u003e, a chart used in schools to record and rank pupils' attainment. This example was completed for \u003cem\u003eSt. Boniface's Girls' School,\u003c\/em\u003e believed to be in Plymouth, during 1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eContemporary manuscript inscriptions record the chart's use at \u003cem data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"894\"\u003eSt. Boniface's Girls' School\u003c\/em\u003e during the Easter term of 1918, identifying it as \"Std. 6 T.\" and listing the names and rankings of thirty-three pupils. Headed by the highest-scoring pupil, \u003cem\u003eMiss G. Creamore,\u003c\/em\u003e the completed chart provides a rare and engaging snapshot of classroom life in the closing months of the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1344\"\u003ePublished by\u003cem\u003e G. W. Bacon \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., 127 Strand, London. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is the version produced for girls' schools. G. W. Bacon \u0026amp; Co. also issued a corresponding version for boys' schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1554\"\u003eIn good condition overall. With some light spotting, toning, and traces of old creasing. Age toning and discoloration to the reverse. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHoused in its contemporary dark hardwood frame with original early twentieth-century glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1752\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1572\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e For mainland UK orders this will be supplied fully framed. For overseas destinations the chart will be supplied \u003cstrong data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003ewithout the frame\u003c\/strong\u003e, owing to the high risk of damage in transit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"affix-top\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eLanguage: English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: \u003cbr\u003eFramed: approximately 610mm high x 434mm wide x 35mm deep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUnframed: approximately 560mm high x 353mm wide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight approximately 3.7kg (framed set - unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55985082401153,"sku":"LAN10334","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/IMG_6680.jpg?v=1785159719","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/bacons-excelsior-emulation-ladder-st-bonifaces-girls-school-1918-g-w-bacon-co","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}